The older I get, the more I value the friends I have. True friendship as an adult, as a mom, takes time and effort. It isn’t easy because we all have so much ‘life’ spinning around us – our families, our homes, our work (either at home or away from…
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I don’t think I will ever cease to be amazed by the pure strength, the unshakable faith of Jenn and Chris Hawn.
A few weeks ago, I shared their story with you. Their young son, Ryan, was suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy …- a disease that was certain
This week’s Summer of Service challenge, sponsored by Crayola, is all about building and strengthening your relationships and helping your children to do the same by doing one or more of the following creative things. If you have more ideas, please share them in the comments!
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…Interested in strengthening your relationships? Want to know how creativity can help with that? Whether you are a spouse/partner, sibling, friend, and/or parent to young or grown children … or that fun stage right in between—to teenagers— tweet the night away with other Mom It Forward gals at #gno this
Creativity is a powerful element in our lives. It helps us have fun and makes life more enjoyable. But, it also helps us build and strengthen relationships, problem solve, and create unique solutions to all sorts of scenarios. Crayola… knows how important creativity is and this week, is providing a
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Sandi Brown feels like her family of 6 is ‘ordinary’. She calls them a family made of love.
Friends describe Sandi as a “fantastic wife to a loving husband and an amazing play-down-on-the-floor-after-reading-the-same-book-for-the-15th-time mom”.
But the road to having their current family has been a long one.
About 6 years…
10 Ways to Include Others This Week…
Feeling included is a great feeling. Walking into a room—whether it be at an event, an activity, a conference, church, a school function, or otherwise—and not knowing a single soul in the room can be difficult. What a difference it makes when, in
Looking for tips on how to transition from summer break to back to school? Then tweet the night away with other Mom It Forward gals at #gno this Tuesday on Twitter as we talk about back-to-school survival.
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my world • moms making a difference
So often, I find the key to lifting a mom’s spirits is to share your story of motherhood – to say simply, I understand. Clearly, we don’t all have the same experiences, the same trials, the same triumphs, but we have something special – an understanding of the journey.
To…
Getting ready for the back-to-school rush? Got your supplies list and coupons in hand? Have your strategy down? Crayola knows that back-to-school shopping can be stressful and wants to help make it easier by awarding one winner with a back-to-school survivor gift pack (see product details below).
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Find a geocache with your kids.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
